Can-filling apparatus.



G. ROBERTSON.

CAN FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JA Patented May 19, 1914.

4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

O. ROBERTSON.

CAN FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1911.

Patented May 19, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

C. ROBERTSGN.

CAN FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.3,1911.I

1,096,953. Patented May 19, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

51H up u {1 r/es fvklfsom 'all'ocucl o G, ROBERTSON.

CAN FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3. 1911,

Patented May 19, 191%.

SHEETS-SHEET 4.

l/vi l -vmoow to provide a i U lei it no CHARLES onrron.

1301i, OFSEATTLE, EVASHINGTGN,

GAIN-FEELING APEARATUS i ooono Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 191 3 Application filed January 3. 1911. Serial No.600,660.

T1) (/ZZ 1171012 1 it Many concern Be itknown that l, CHARLESllonnn'rson, a citizen of the United States of America, and a residentof the city of Seattle, county of King, and State of lvaehington, haveinvented rertninnew and useful Inner-eve ll'l-OlllS in Can-Fillingjippnrznins or which the following is a specification.

The present, invention pertains to an i'nr proved nnichine of the abovety; eie'll designed for filling cans "min fish meat.

The primer object of the invention is innel'iine eapnhle or feedingditlerent supplies of meat sepn ly, assembling and molding with onesupply sneh portion of the other supply as may he required to complete afilling, and transferring the molded illing to a eon,

The invention is furthe Free-ted to the orovision of automatic naeciisni for cntting fisn bodies transversely into sections or steaks,placing within each section e filling portioin eoinpressing the filledsection and transferring the some to 21.

lllith the above and other objects referred to hereafter in view theinvention consists in certain novel features and eon'ibinntions of partsas set forth. in specification and defined in the nnnes d i In the.noes-111 siinilnr reference coo ndinglf ports ie\ li iirore i i; canfilling nimrhine of in invention in sun now frefen-e by me, portions ofsome of the ndie being broken away and molding clev terminal pee .ionstion of the machine n in section on line 2-? o; E tions of some of thelower go away. 3 is frog'nienlnry e e r lion. is a horizontal section on'lof Fig. 9. Fig. 5 is afiagnientery plain n partial section with themold ng device in its left hand terminal positi Fig: {3 evfrz'igzmei'itnry section on line illt; of iii. i T is a'plnn of themolalin l Vlt'ff and cutter front w being shown in ml a frog 'eiteg" :he

a nd seeoznn one of the primary feeding devices and its cutter.

The machine herein disclosed embodies in its molding device andsecondary feeding mechanism certain novel features claimed myapplication Serial No. 518,095, filed bent 18 1909, as will beunderstood upon n yicnlly paced, horizontal plates 2, 3 provided withelined apertures 2, 3 and connected with :tace plates i, 4 fittingagainst the outer face of a curved frame 5 which is mounted, concentricwith a Vertical reel; shaft 3, in slide Ways 2", 3" of the plates, 2,and provided at its inner side with a verticzil cross plate 5constituting a cutter. Between the plates 3 is a-inolding devicecomprising a segmental slide block 7 having peripheral recesses 7, 7 andprovided with an intermediate compression part 9 proiecting betweenopposite compression ports 9, 9 constituting rim sections of a, ntelslide frameS which is movable look 7 and fits against the in mineuterside of the molding device ntnl supply carrier 10 having 0,. (ling T'1 extend to the path of ent..- Genile :hcir outer side Walls 11.eerw.:n*dl concentric with a rotary rlr. swipe-rt 12 and constitute theinner side is of feeding channelslil, 13. Communicating with thechannels 13, 13 are vertical feed ways ll lal'whieh are each edapiedreceive a fish body prepared as w. l presently described, for endwise'])1ogeetion ml the underlying channel 13.

l feed. Ways are each provided with a lo-ngztndn-nilly extending tongue1 1 of suiteole form ie serve as a spreader 1n the fish body to hold theside walls thereof apart and thereby guide the body in proper forin' tothe forwarding mean: as

I will he later nnd rstoml.

ate cutters movable beneath L .or sex ering sections or )odies andconveniently war blades secured to vei- G jonrnaled on. opposite looseadjustingsleeve 1% evertieal siee- 1 15 passages 10, 10 whose ill--journaled on a braokethanger of carrier 10. Secured to the arbors 1th 16are spur gears 21, 21. conneeted by intermediate gears 21", 21 with aspur gear 22 fixed to the sleeve 19 which is provided at its lower endwith a driving wheel in the form of a sprocket 20'.

For forum-ding body sections or steaks in the channels 13, 1.3, I haveshown horizontally disposed Ushaped members or forms 23, .23 whichnormally lie directly beneath the tongues ll 1 1* and have connectionwith independent arms 24-, S24: fixed to remective loose sleeves 25nested with the leeves 18, 19 on. a shaft 26 and provided each with afixed adjustingwheel 25 in form of a sprocket. Each form 23, as shown,has curved stems 23 which extend rearwardly at opposite sides oi. thepath of the adjacent arbor 1G and are secured to a vertical extension 24ot' the underlying arm I a Support 12 comprises segmental rim sec tionsspaced to provide imssageways at opposite sides of the support for adouble ended fork 2-7 and connected, with a. huh '12 which is fixed toshaft 2a and provided with a tramsveree guide way wherein fork Qi iselii'lahly mounted for projections of its end portions zlternately fromthe support.

In the. present construction of carrier in the side walls of thepassages l0 and channels 13 are connected with a segmental bottom plate10 while the walls of the feed ways Li. 14 have connection withrespective top plate sections 10", 10 secured to the side walls 11, lland lying above. the paths oi the cutter l5, 15. Plate 10 extende intocurved end guides 10" which are engaged in suitable slide ways providedon arrn extenoi? plate 8.

mono n 'lhe mold block 7. as shown, is provided with aradial arm (lwhich is fixed to shaft (3 for intermittent reeipriieatory movement ofthe hloek to present the recesses 7 alternately ill line with theaperture 2, 3 while the it allies I), S are secured, respc tirely tofixed arms 5, S of loose sleeves 50, 80 which are nested with shaft (3and provided at their lower ends: with fixed, arms 51 til respiartively.See Fig. 2. in this connection it will he observed that shall; U ismounted in a step hearing 30 of a rectai'igular part 30 of frame itwhile sleeve is journaled in plate ll which is; secured to a vertiralextension 30 oi part 2-30.

Journaled on 'lrame part 230 a rctatahle cam Ill connected bydill'erential spur groan ing' 32 with a shalt 32-) for rotation at arela tive 'atio of" one half revohition to one. Shaft 33 is providedwith a drivingpulley ill for continuous rotation and connected by mitergears 35 with a Vertical si'ialt EEG which rotatahly supported withshaft 33 on an angle bracket 33 oi part Eili Shaft ill} ma am tendsthrough a, journal aperture in plate .3 and carries a fixed can;provided with a earn groove 37 engagin a, suitable follower on a lever38 which. is pivoted as at 38, on plate 3 and connected by a link 35)with the adjacent guide 10 of ca rier 10. GIUOVQ :57 is formed withopposite throw St ions ex tending eceentrieall to Shaft 3t} forreciprocating iahrier 10 through the inediiun of lever 38 and link 39,and intermediate con-- necting sections extending cimeentrically withsaid shaft to provide for terminal pauses in. the n'iovelnente oi? thecarrier. Mold block 7 has a movement similar to that of carrier 10imparted from cam through the medium of a, cam groove 7* which ongages asuitable follower on a fixed arm (30 of shaft 6. This groove suitablydesigned to nove block 7 in a previous manner relatively to arrier inwith terminal pauses during each of which one rec T is discharged andthe other filled. In the filling operation a section or steak is firstplaced in with the carrier in an op site a recess terminal positionrelatively to the mold block, as for example, as shown in Pig. 5, thecarrita' is then moved to its: opposite terminal position and. thesecondary lilting mechanism operated to till the li tllljf F-llifillflllor steal; as will he later uiulerstooth Frame 8 is moved during terminalpaus of hloelr i to apply the retractiul com prose" J; mcmhcr t) andthen :ulvanced onnnon time with the block to rev rse poafl'ion. l ri'uueis uovcd during initial movements ot tranuia lad in a reverse directionrelatively to the frame to carry cutter plate It" lugtweerfthe tilledrecess 7 and its related 'g'iassage 10' The movement of? frame 8 whichas will he umlerstood from the foregoing is an. inter mittentreciproeatory nmvemcnt, is oll'ccted by a suitable cam groove ot cam Illacting on a follower ot a lever 82 wh ch is: pivoted to an extension ofln-arhel 23 5' and onnected in a link with arm" t l o'l sleeve ($10. lramc 5 is ope 'ated in, -:i1nilar ll1l "l\:tlii-1!li including asuitaiilc (Hill srroove Q'r" proi 'id l in corn Ill and engaging al'ollowm' on a livor P2 \vhir-h is pivoted along-aide l ver t andconnected lrv a hnl: u uh arm E oi an 1 ML horlq 112i" is vonvenn nllv lmud on huh lz'f hv n ovenu'nl ol' (uii'irr It: l rough the medium ol' alever :fii l lo rho carrier and having slatted with a Malionarv hearingin pin if?" on plat 11K and a linl-I ii" connw'iiwl with said tori: andthe level, lhuriugr lritiitiilt'iil' ol' the warrior l'rcm either of itsterminal positions to the otluar, lever 2i heaps a;. ;:sin;-- l pin Li?and is llltl('l1 adjusted on llFi fulcrum to shitt l'orli 31 in thedirection the. carrier ia moving to ii op e position relatively tosupport 19-, line adjustment of the tort; positi ns it for a feeding opration which is ellijc'trd. during tern'iinal pause of the armor withlflll messes block 7 by an angular movement of support 12 in a manner tobe now described. Secured to shaft26 of support 12 is a sprocket 26having link belt connection with a sprocket 26" secured to a loosesleeve 26 which is providedwith an arm 71 and nested with loose sleeves24c, 24 and 17 on sleeve 50. Arm 71 has link connection with a lever 72which is. pivoted to a bracket 33" of frame part 30 and provided with asuitable t'ollower engaging in cam groove 12 of cam 31. This groove issuitably designed to move lever 72 when carrier- 10 is resting in eitherof its terminal positions and effect thrornh medium of the connectingmechanism just described, proper angular movement of support 12 toadvance the projected end of fork 27 for feeding. I The cutters 15 areadvanced alternately by angular reverse movements of sleeve 18, which isprovided with a sprocket 18 having; link belting connection with asprocket 18 secured to sleeve 17 Sleeve. .18 and support 12 are turnedsimultaneously but in relatively reverse, directions. so that the cutter15 at the inactive end of the carrier, as for example, the one on theleft in Fig. 1, is advanced for cutting as support 12 is turned to forcefilling from the passage 10' at the opposite or active end of thecarrier. Cam 31 is provided with a cam groove 15 of suitable design toefi'ect the above described advance movements of the'cutters 15 throughthe medium of a follower lever Tl which has linkconnection with an armT5 of sleeve 17 and is pivoted to an extension of bracket 33'. a

20 indicates a double sprocket wheel rolatably mounted on sleeve 50 forcontinuousopcration from the driving mechanism. not shown, and connectedby link belting with sprocket 90 of the, driving niechanisi'n of thecallers 15.

llach arm is rcciprocalcd in an independent manner with respect to theother arm to :nlvance and retract its form while the adjacent cutter 15is in its ad vanccd position. In this conne clizm it will be ob servedthat the sprockets 2 of tl arms 24 are connected by link belts withrespective fixed sprockets 25 of the sleeves it. The inner slee e 24 istherefore connected with the outer one of the sleeve which carries thearm 2% on the left in Fig. it. while the other sleeve 2 5 is connectedwith the sleeve 25 which carries the right hand arm 24-. The sleeves 21.have indcpemhmt conncction with cam 31. as will be later undcrstoothwhereby form 23 on the left in Fig. 1 is advanced to feed a. bodysection or steak to the left hand recess T, following movement of liHi-.l block 7 to its left terminal position, .as indicated in Fig. 5. andthen retracted, a nd form 23 on the right operated in a simii'armanner-with respecttothe right hand recess 7 when carrier 10 and moldblock 7 ancnts of carrier 10, mold block 7 and cutters lg) toreciprocate the left form 23 when its way on a standard 55 of plate arerespectively in their left and right hand terminal positions.

23 23 indicate cain grooves of cam 31 engaging, respectively, withfollower levers 76, T? which are pivoted on bracket 33" and have linkconnection with arms 76, 77 fixed, respectively to the inner and outercompanion sleeves it. These grooves 23 which as will be understood from.the foregoing have connection with the left and right hand arms 2%respectively, are suitably designed to effect intermittent operation ofthe arms 2% in an alternating man ner and in proper time relatively tomovecutier 15 is in advanced position. as shown in Fig". 1, but with themold block set to the left, as in Fig. 5, and to reciprticatc the righthand form 2 when its cutter 15 is in ad- 'anced position with carrier 10shifted to the left and the mold block in its right hand terminalposition.

40 indicates a rotatable support. provided with opposite can seats 41and having a verical bearing stem. 42 which is slidable in a journalbracket 43 of plate and combined with intermittently operated turningand elevating mechanism whereby the seats 4.1 are presented alternatelybeneath opening 3 and the support elevated and lowered each time a seatis presented. The turning mechanism comprises a segmental gear 4Ameshing with a pinion 4t fixed on stem 42 and journaled on a bracket 46of frame part in rigid connection with an arm 4-7 which has linkconnection with a lever 47 pivbtcd to a bracket and provided with a foblower engaging a am groove -10 of cam 31. 'lhc elevating: mechanismcomprises com panion thrust cams to. it?" loosclv mounted on anextension l2" of stem l2 and provided with opposing. inclined cndsurfaces. Cam ll-S has an angular bud extension slidably engaged in acorrespoinlinn aperture in bra ket l in 'opposinp relation to the hub ofpinion l-l'. whilc cam l is supported, on a step extension in of saidbracket and pro vidcd will: a rigid arm .42) having a follower cummingin a cam groove 40" ot cam Ill. (am groove ll) is suitably designed toreciprocate lever all'with terminal pauses'occurringwith those ofthemold block 7, while ariaow t? designated to effect during each pause oflever l? a reciprocation of arm. -1 v;

with a pause at the end of its forward stroke to hold support 40 inelevated position during: the passage of filling to acon a's will be nowdescribed.

Fitting freely in opening 2 of plate 2 is a. plunger S l having anangular steal it which is slidablv engaged in a vertical guide 3 and hasa pin and slot connection with a vertically movable swing arm 56 fixedto a cross pin 1313" jouri anlcd in snicl stzmilarct Sccurcd to tho 01'no cinl. of pin 5% 111.1 outwnrcilly obc'tcinting 111'111 51'3 lnu'ingfollow 11;:gi11g n 11, peripheral C2111: groove 51 of 11, 051111 11;which is secured to slin'tt 2:56. (ii-1111111 5T suitably (lcsignccl tooll'cct 1111 1111x111 Ml 11ml 5111111111 111ml "movement of arm 131'luring 11:11:11 1.1111150 of the. mold. block 'I with 111.ilo'n'i'm'uiid inovolncnts of the 111111 1,11"(I 1l1..ll in. tirnc withthe forward SiITUliGS oil 1.117111 of tin-11st 011111 11.8 111111 to'tl'1crol1y ml 111111.11: nlungjn 54-, tl11'1n1gl1 tlio 111138111111 of1111111 516. to press filling from the molding; 111111-11 though opening3 when support 410 in clo 1111K; 1.

Opening 3 con1inunicntcs with a counterlJUlU proriclcil in 1111 annularl'lungo ll" of plntc 3 to roccii'c the run of tho can 11nd llnrctl. nilowcr to provide 11 15111 :lauxo tor @111 into the llmngo oiling; tin; I

l1 11111 111111 with s. 111111.-

ginni. guard. llniogo 41 0.111 3. 1:}1poullo roniliout 11.1.11151 allbotwoon 11 111111 ill'ill'i tin) (3:111 to be iillctl is 1.1rcssctl toposition it ugninst lLllQ gum-ll finng'c 11111 11., in- !1:r111i1-3:1ion in tho rotmry momnnont oi. support ll).

no ll lnnli urn 'i ilacocl in tho fEPIl vF-; 1i; .llllflllE; tlwir tailand slioulclcr 101'- lnnsa, whit-l1 portionsn 1noriousl cut oil, othrown into tlw 11115 W to lie for- 1 :11 mlwl in tori; 4 filing ti -11chotly Sti'ililJlS norm-oil. by the until-cm; l5, and for 1111111121!uinlcr notion of tho 1111-1111:; E223 to the 5I=Ul llil iilm'irc aspreviously flcuoribocl, 'iliw lomlios placed in, tho food Ways l-jl urnvitzno M11111 tllO rcupcct'irc cutters are rcl 111ml t lowing; thol'k11'n'111Kli1'1g ot 1111c 11111.1 s-cvt 111; 11111111 by tlzz znlmnce1111111.- nn -nts o lcsst- 111M1 5, :15 will lac readily lllulvlrllooi 1llitli ll c 11111111111111 11111131 in tho rolitirc pwitions; shown iniii. 1 11ml 11ml inc tlmt ill) to w .1. V V; ".1! 1111111 1111111111 or1111111 11, lnnnl 1r la; llmling; Ci1i1l1il1i1l W. 11: 1 in tho111-1111111111 tlu: n of (11111 groom ll lino ll) one 11111111 lllk acrnnl unncinclm of the la 1::

1' tin: loft lnnnl oootm into the opening 1) :l'mrcc tho filling;- intothe can. While plungo]: M is living zulvoucctl form 23 is retrnctccl by:1 reverse tln'mv action of groove 523V, 11nd 11 throw section of can].37 moves carrier 1.0 to its left hand terminal position. This mowincntof tl1e :nrrior(1ltocts,tl1r011gl1 inclinn'i of lever 27, 111 movcluontof fork 27 to tho lolt on support 12 and. brings the loft huntl pass-agol opposite the, loft hand ](}C151-;- 7 into which 11 body section orStool; has just been placed. Support 12 and the :uljusting slccvc 18 ofthe cutter 111111111 17 11130 11011 turned in 1rclotivcly qnposito diroctions by single throw notions of the grooves 9/ 11nd 15 rcs 'icctivcly,oi cam 31, groove 11 it ollccting; :1 ruovcincnt otsn iiport152Wl1icl1advances; fork 2 7 to [ill the hotly section or than k, While gmnno 15cifccts :1. turning movmnont of slccvo 18 which no unces tho right handcutter l and rctraotn tho loft. ln tho moantinic :1 return movement ofplungm; 13-11. has been cll'octccl by action of its 011111, znnl thethrust (111111 4:63 rcvcrsctl, by 110-- tion ol :1. return throw groove;l0, allowing; 21111113011. l0 to 0011111 l1 gravity to a loworctlposition. Tho support 110W rovers 11153 umlcr action oil 11 return throwof groove 111 with 11 sccoml can, placed nnnnmlly on the opoositc scatll, to p. ition it for filling i'vliilc returning 1110 :111 just filled.Currier ll mold Hook 1 n'nl frguno 8 are now in '1' lo "t lunnltjtlllllllzll 1101111111111; and frame 11 in. its right lnunl. terminalposition, while 13111.1 1111111 113 arc in lLlE'ltlTQLY reversedpositions {111 i unpport 71.12 in orsccl :mgulzn' 11=11sition withrm-ipcot to lilo allow-111g in Fig. l. 'lhc 1111311111 1111c. :uion ofthe fznnos :nnl 11ml )l(1 l-l7 is. l'1.eot1.1l. l1y return throws oftheir rcspcctivc 1.11.1 111 in cum 31. to first 11111111111 tl1o liotl vcctitnl o1 sic-11k in the loft lnnul 11.11.1511; T n.- li its? illllllg21nd sever this liilli tron: tho 1111111111; and then return lrunu .51uuil lilocl' 111 11-: .111 tiuu: to pro- ,qc-nt H111 lillctl 11112111121to plnngcr 5.4. The right 11111111 form 3?} is lion 11111111111111 11ml.rc

gel again lowered and raised by asucccl messes ofgroove wherebysupper-i: l2 and an) \4 ters 15 are returned to the positions shown ingthrow section of its cam,

'. bled supply,

Having thus described my invention, W l I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Le ters Patent of the United clinics of America, is: i

1. In can filling apparatus, separa'ze ma; terial feeding devices, meanswhereby mate rial from one of said devices is assembled with thatdischarged from the other, and means forpressing and then holdingpressed and simultaneouslytransferring 'rhe assembled supply.

2. In can filling apparatus, separate inaterial feeding devices, meansreceiving Ina-- terial dioharging from bobl'l of saio feeding devices,and means for compressing the sembled supply in said first means thenholding such material pressed and simultaneously advancing" the same.

3. 111 can filling apparatus, a moi ably supported mdld formed ofsections one of which is movableto compress the materi l, separatefeeding means movably supporteo for feeding to said mold at a common pomeans for 'closin said mold, and means i moving said mo d with itspressed assen1- 4. In can filling apparatus, operate feeding means, amoldsupported for movement to receive material from'each of said feedingmeans, an ejector," and means for reciprocating said mold to advance thesome to said ejector during one stroke.

5. In can filling apparatus, separate ing means, a mold supported formovement to receive material from each of said feed ing means, anejector, and means for pressing the assembled material in said mold andthen holding the same pressed andsimultaneously advancing the same tosaid ejector. I

- 6. 'In can fillin apparatus, separate feeding means, a mold having amovable compression member, means for operating said feeding means toalternately advance material to said mold, an ejector for said mold,means for operating said compression menibcr to its pressing position,and means for advancing said mold with its said compression member tosaid ejector.

7. In can filling apparatus, separate fcedlug means, a mold supportedfor movement, means for moving said mold to present the same alicrnatelyto said feeding means, and means for operating said feeding means alternateiy.

8- 131 can filling apparatu separate feed 1 mg the walls of a fish meansand an assembling means, one of which is morahle relatively to theother, means for on ding said feeding means alcward material. to saidasneans for pressing the mad in said ass bl' means for slnilin s 1 saide eciior wl le she essed by said pressing ap'ia re. bus, .8 1' .l 1channel, as a i said supply m )orted .ror mo;

apparatus, a snp l" feed channels, and an of which is relativelyassemblin a sseznb ias olfiier of body of blin -g; means o3; sax means.

the assen1- dissuarging i'ier provided disposed eed port-e ror r ovementacross the path of macommunicatingangularly passages, and a cutter sup-.1 ierial forwarded through one of feed sa; and means operating in theother of said feed 1') ages for foru 'ardmg the charges severed. by saidcutter.

14:. lo can. filling apparatus, a supply carrier provided withcommunicating air-gm larly r. vo iiscd feed passages, cutted sup-,vement across the path of mate n l l'hrough one of said feed pas sages,said '1 named feed passage being :rovidcd with. a spreading device forboldbody apart (luring forwarded through one of s r 1 er p re vi d e dr.

ealiory feeding nioreinenl oi 'ilio lai'ler in said out-- tar, and alinrm. deriee operating in the other of said feed pasr-s ares to engagein the steaks received from said caller and. forward the same.

apparaiasi, a snpniy earill) a feed eliannel, "form means (narrating insaid :leeiil oliannel lo ad- Vance inz'dierial WliilQ iioldii he Same ina predelerininod liol i f anppiiirtod idin deviee rewiring inn-- lerialfrom form means, other feeding IUD/HUS operaliing to place a fill 1Qwithin the materiiid forward in said a :embling derieo by said formmeans, and means 'i'vliere by the prodnel; is ejeoled from said aeseirkliling device,

16. In can filling apparatnr, a reciproral'orj Supply earrier providedwith a plnraiii-y of feed oliarmea, means for discharge in; lrnilmrialfrom "aid feed channels alternate y upon reapeeiivo movements; of saidf'fiiil the ill 'l'eed enanni ial as diaoliarged from both of the of aidcarrier,

ili V apparilas, a l{*il])l'()- eaiory 'iply ir provided with a pin--raliiy of '2 ed eli: anelm means for di'iirliarg ing' nmlierial fromsaid red oliannela alier- :aaloly, an a mblingr means arranged forreeeifilion of ll'ie niaierial i'liaolnir ied from said ed eliann anejeellor, and l'FlLlillH for nmring, id assembling {110N115 Willi ils polnrli lo raid e ieotor.

171%. in can filling apparatus, a .reeiproply earrier having" a l'eedeliannel, a support mounted on said :arrier for rela lire movement, afeeding; device mounted on Wild support for aliernale projeelion ii'doand reirariion :l'roni said Fred eliannel. means lot operaiin r saidsnpporl; to more raid ,de riee for l'redii'ig, and means n'lierel'aysaid i eilalingl derive in allernal'ely 'irojreledand relraeled layinm'eine: l. oi? said carrier.

it]. in ean lillim: appazi-lus', a reeiproalory Suppl e: rrier having al'oed oliannel, i

a .anppori jrolalialily nn'aniled on said earrzer, means lor operatingand sm niorl, and a 'leedin g deriee, moimled on Paid support "formormnent info and halt ol' said Feed chaned on said aapporl Forallerni'ilo projeol'ion ialo and relraelion from renp-eriive feedlliilllllllr; of said warrior, means for operat llifQf said snpporl, Forallernaiely moving; said Feeding ll Yliki-i iliron z li ilieir respeol ire feed eliannrlra and means rliereliy earl: Feeding" rrl'iaried:iliernalrl propeded and in run lining; apparition, mean; for

eijmd i t 1 on, a in OYillll y' ,2 inlilin means; reeeii'ing.

emmas feeding material, a molding derive eomprining a member sap 'iorledfor movement and provided with a recess adapted in rereirc material fromsaid nirana, a eoinprennion member HllppUll'C-(l 'lor imlependenl more"meat from one aide wall of said recess toward llie opposite side wallllioreol, and means .lor operaiing :9: id eompression I'm-1w her topress the material in the, recess of said molding device.

in can filling HPPHI'iIlHS, means for feeding material, a molding devicecomprising); a slidalily supported member formed with a material reefing recess having relatively lone" and short opposing walls, and anindependently mo 'alile compression member opeding over the shorter willof said recess and opposing the longer wall thereof.

9.3. In :an filling apparatus, means for ieei'iing material, a moldingdevice eomprin ing' a ,.-'lliltll)l supported member formed \Yllill amaterial reeeiringr ]'((:5:$ having relatively long and short opposingwalls, an independenily movable COII'IQYQSHlUIl- 'a'iemlier movable inlosaid material reeeiring reeeas from over the aaid short wall l'llCX'QOll, and a ontter operal'mgr lielween said means and llio remainingpoi-lion of said \all, a caller o weraling liel'wwn said means: and saidmolding derive, and aimin for operating said cutter and said compressionmember in relalirely oppoailo dirertionra 25. In ran filling apparatus,a moli'ling, derioe ronipriningi a inemlver supported for movement, saidmem ier being :l'ormed with a plurality of material revolving recess a,and movalily supporlial compression momllk'i'fi earli moimled 'lormoremenl beyond adjarenl Walls of respeetive n'iail'er al receivingreeessea and into the latler.

26. in ear. lillin; apparatus, a molding doriee eomprising a meniliernilpporlod for moremenli. said member lieing formed Willi a plurality ofmaterial rewiring reeessen', and oompriwaion member's forming portionsoi adjareniwalls of respective recesses of said dorie: and relativelymoval'ile for projeelion beyond the name, into the said rereaaes.

27. in can filling apparatus, a molding aloi'iee comprising a memlwrsupported for movement and i oi'lned Willi a plurality of materialrewiring rereases, eompression inrmliern earl) aesoeialed Willi arespeelive rem-w; of said derive and eonsljil'illing a por- Lion of oneaide wall thereof, and meansoon- ,neeiing said eomprwsionnwmbers for Simasses multaneons movement, one being operated a compressing positionWlXllP/il}? other is moved to a relatively reverse position.

28. In can filling apparatiis, a supply means having two sets of Feedpassages, a molding device having material receiving recesses eachrelated to a respective set of I vice having material receiving recesseseach arranged for reception of material from a respective set of saidfeed passages, means for advancing material through said sets of feedpassages operating to discharge material alternately "from the passagesof a set, and means for compressing the material in the recesses of saidnioldihg device,

30. In can filling apparatus, a recipro' j eatery supply means havingtwo sets of feed passages, a relatively movable molding l device havingmaterial receiving recesses each arranged for reception of material froma respective set of said feed passages, meansfor advancing materialthrou 11 said sets of feed passages operating to discharge materialalternatcly from the passages of a set, means for compressing thematerial in the recesses of said molding device, an ejecting means, andmeans for shifting said molding device to alternately position itsrecesses for operation of said ejecting means on their compressedcharges.

31. In can filling apparatus, a rotatable support, said superb having aplurality of can seats, means on which said support is mounted forbodily movement, and means for shifting said support on said first meanscomprising companion thrust cams one of which is supported for relativerotation.

Signed at Seattle, lVash. this 9% day of December 1910.

CHARLES nonnnrsoa Witnesses:

Annrra AnAMs, ERNES'IINF! Dnsninrs

